Healthy and Whole   “He sent forth His word and healed them. He rescued them from the grave” Psalms 107:20,

Health is vital to man.  It is a state of complete physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Physical well being is when all our organs are working properly giving us the energy to do things. Mental well being is a state of the mind that helps us to realize our abilities, cope with the normal stresses of life and work productively and fruitfully. Social health is the way one interacts with others; the support one is able to receive from others. Spiritual health on the other hand defines one’s relationship with God, that is; It  creates faith, meaning, and direction in life.

The church emphasizes spiritual health. But there is a high correlation between good spiritual health and each of the other types of health. Therefore a good church also needs to find ways of improving the physical, mental and social health of its members. Apart from preaching salvation, Jesus also healed physical and mental illness and rehabilitated the outcasts and the downtrodden. If we do the same, we bring  great Glory to God’s name.

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"He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything". ~Benjamin Franklin